7 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 22 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Iraola & Cia, S.A. v. Kimberly-Clark Corporation.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraola & Cia, S.A. v. Kimberly-Clark Corporation Anchor | green | “hen congress uses different language in similar sections, it intends different meanings.” | 4 |
| 2 | Gibbs v. United States | green | “even if the 'actual innocence' exception applies in some noncapital sentencing contexts, we believe that the exception does not permit prisoners to raise claims about guidelines calculations in a collateral attack.” | 3 |
| 3 | McKay v. United States | green | “mckay does not even suggest, because he cannot, that he did not actually commit the crime of carrying a concealed weapon.” | 3 |
| 4 | Marcus Allan McIntosh v. United States Parole Commission | green | “2241 action challenging prison disciplinary proceedings, such as the deprivation of good-time credits, is not challenging prison conditions, it is challenging an action affecting the fact or duration of the petitioner's custody.” | 3 |
| 5 | John Lee Ivy v. Stephen F. Pontesso | green | “e has not been denied an unobstructed procedural opportunity to present it. for that reason, 2255 does not provide an inadequate or ineffective remedy.” | 3 |
| 6 | Albert Williams v. Warden, Federal Bureau of Prison | green | “e is asserting only legal innocence: that his burglary convictions should have been considered violent felonies under the .” | 3 |
| 7 | In re: Warren Lee Hill, Jr. | green | “a sentence is not a conviction for an 'underlying offense.” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.